Supreme Court issues the Plessy v. Ferguson decision and advances the “separate but equal” doctrine. The decision rules that racial segregation laws are not unconstitutional provided that facilities for both races are of equal quality.

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Supreme Court issues the Plessy v. Ferguson decision and advances the “separate but equal” doctrine. The decision rules that racial segregation laws are not unconstitutional provided that facilities for both races are of equal quality.

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Date

1896-05-01

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museums@eu-lac.org

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2915

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02/04/2025 10:24:50 am

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University of St Andrews

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TEXT

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1896-05-31